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- In Rock (1970) Galvanised by, and also resentful of, the popular perception of Jon Lord as Purple’s leader, Ritchie Blackmore comes alive here. No one was playing guitar with such speed and dexterity as the 60s switched into the 70s.
- Machine Head (1972) This album was a turning point. Suddenly, belatedly, people began to realise that Messrs Gillan, Blackmore, Lord, Glover and Paice weren’t a Led Zeppelin or a Black Sabbath; neither were they the “pop” Purple of the late 60s.
- Fireball (1971) Fireball is Ian Gillan’s No.1 album from Purple’s Mk II period: “We brought in the funk, the blues, the soul, the jazz and some of the psychedelic hangovers from our early days… Without it we would never have been able to make Machine Head.”
- Burn (1974) To many people, only 24-carat Purple will do. As the late Jon Lord told this writer: “When Mk II split, Purple stopped. I know we carried on with David [Coverdale] and Glenn [Hughes] and then Tommy [Bolin], but it was never quite the same.”
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- 'Deep Purple In Rock' (1970) Just like Mount Rushmore, only with five, instead of four, legendary faces, 'In Rock' is Deep Purple’s most important album.
- 'Machine Head' (1972) 'Machine Head' is Deep Purple’s most essential and influential album, hands down, what with timeless classics like the unbeatable show opener “Highway Star,” maybe the band’s best ever pure single in “Never Before,” the irrepressible “Space Truckin’,” and the mother of all riffs in “Smoke on the Water.”
- 'Burn' (1974) Deep Purple’s Mk. III lineup saw the band swapping Gillan and Roger Glover for David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes. Their first record, 'Burn' is quite simply a colossal album that gets better with every year that passes.
- 'Fireball' (1971) 'Fireball' is, in many respects, the most underrated and eclectic creation of the glorious Mk.II lineup. The opening title track was a bona fide scorcher, “Strange Kind of Woman” was a perfect single, the country-inflected “Anyone's Daughter” a career rarity -- and a hoot -- and “No One Came” an incredible ensemble piece, reflecting Deep Purple’s singular power in a live setting, but captured in the studio.
The House of Blue Light (1987) In 1987 the classic Deep Purple Mark II were rapidly coming apart at the seams, with tensions between Richie and Ian beginning to boil over, and Ian Paice and Jon Lord attempting to soldier forward and expand the limelight the band had received since their 1984 reformation.
The Best & Live by Deep Purple released in 2004. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
